Division of Unemployment Insurance

Expiration of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program - Updated
June 3, 2014

NEW Effective immediately, EUC claimants who have continued to file for EUC benefits since the EUC Program expired on December 28, 2013,
are to stop filing weekly certifications for the EUC Program. The pending legislation would have provided for a 5 month extension ending May 31, 2014. At this time, the U.S.
Senate passed legislation has not been discussed in the U.S. House of Representatives. If in the future, the EUC program is reauthorized, all potentially eligible claimants
will be contacted by mail.

The federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Program expired December 28, 2013.
This means that the last week EUC benefits were paid was the claim week ending December 28, 2013. No amounts could be paid after that date even if there was a remaining
balance.

Although legislation extending the EUC program passed in the U.S. Senate on April 7, 2014, it is
not known if or when the U.S. House of Representatives will act on this legislation. If the federal EUC law is extended at a later date, claimants will be notified.

EUC benefits cannot be paid for any week of unemployment that begins after December 28, 2013. This is a federal program and is based solely on federal law.

Claimants exhausting regular UI benefits may not file initial claims for EUC benefits at this time. If the EUC Program is reestablished, these individuals will be
contacted to file a claim for EUC benefits if they are still unemployed.

You are encouraged to use the job search assistance and other state services provided by the Maryland One-Stop Career Centers. Information is available via the
Maryland Workforce Exchange or by contacting your local One-Stop Career Center. Find the location of your nearest
One-Stop Career Center.

The Division of Unemployment Insurance does not have any additional information at this time. Please do not contact a claim center. We will update this website
if the EUC Program is reauthorized by the U.S. Congress.